Magical Props: The Cinematic Object and Narrative Magic in Poetic Realist, Surrealist and Magical Realist Film
This thesis identifies a magical narrative function of certain cinematic objects found in the film modes of poetic realism, surrealism, and magical realism, as analysed in the films Incendies, Little Otik and Amélie. This narrative magic is enabled by the prop’s agential transformation through a por...
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2023
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| author | Stollman, Sarah Ellen |
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| description | This thesis identifies a magical narrative function of certain cinematic objects found in the film modes of poetic realism, surrealism, and magical realism, as analysed in the films Incendies, Little Otik and Amélie. This narrative magic is enabled by the prop’s agential transformation through a portrayal of sensorial qualities within the frame. The thesis argues that the cinematic magical object operates to drive character, action and plot and to reveal theme within the story world. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-943972024-06-10T05:31:15Z Magical Props: The Cinematic Object and Narrative Magic in Poetic Realist, Surrealist and Magical Realist Film Stollman, Sarah Ellen This thesis identifies a magical narrative function of certain cinematic objects found in the film modes of poetic realism, surrealism, and magical realism, as analysed in the films Incendies, Little Otik and Amélie. This narrative magic is enabled by the prop’s agential transformation through a portrayal of sensorial qualities within the frame. The thesis argues that the cinematic magical object operates to drive character, action and plot and to reveal theme within the story world. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94397 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Stollman, Sarah Ellen Magical Props: The Cinematic Object and Narrative Magic in Poetic Realist, Surrealist and Magical Realist Film |
| title | Magical Props: The Cinematic Object and Narrative Magic in
Poetic Realist, Surrealist and Magical Realist Film |
| title_full | Magical Props: The Cinematic Object and Narrative Magic in
Poetic Realist, Surrealist and Magical Realist Film |
| title_fullStr | Magical Props: The Cinematic Object and Narrative Magic in
Poetic Realist, Surrealist and Magical Realist Film |
| title_full_unstemmed | Magical Props: The Cinematic Object and Narrative Magic in
Poetic Realist, Surrealist and Magical Realist Film |
| title_short | Magical Props: The Cinematic Object and Narrative Magic in
Poetic Realist, Surrealist and Magical Realist Film |
| title_sort | magical props: the cinematic object and narrative magic in
poetic realist, surrealist and magical realist film |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94397 |